Study of Social Problems Seven Perspectives

Description: This critically acclaimed book delineates seven sociological perspectives used to examine social problems - social pathology, social disorganization, value conflict, deviant behaviour, labelling, the critical perspective, and, new to the sixthMore...

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This critically acclaimed book delineates seven sociological perspectives used to examine social problems - social pathology, social disorganization, value conflict, deviant behaviour, labelling, the critical perspective, and, new to the sixth edition, social constructionism. Unlike most introductory texts for courses on social problems which are organized topically around issues such as drug abuse, racial violence, and juvenile delinquency, this anthology focuses on the majortheoretical perspectives used to examine social problems. Each section begins with an overview of the main contributors to the perspective, its history, and an outline of its major characteristics, and closes with a critique of the perspective and questions for discussion. Long a standard in its field,The Study of Social Problems is an indispensable volume for building a strong theoretical foundation in courses on social problems.

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The Problem

Social Problems and Sociology.

The Definition of a Social Problem

The Development of American Sociology

Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems

Plan of the Book

Summary and Conclusion

Selected References

The Perspectives

Social Pathology.

The Concept of Social Problems

Roots of the Social Pathology Perspective

Changes in the Social Pathology Perspective

Characteristics of the Social Pathology Perspective

Summary and Conclusion

The Organic Analogy

The Criminal as a Born Criminal Type

The Child Savers

A Universal Criterion of Pathology

The Pursuit of Loneliness

The Moral Premises of Social Pathology

Questions for Discussion

Selected References

Social Disorganization.

Problems of Society

Problems of Discipline

Differences Between the Pathology and the Disorganization Perspectives

The Major Social Disorganization Theorists

Characteristics of the Social Disorganization Perspectives

Summary and Conclusion

Social Change and Social Disorganization

The Ecology of Urban Disorganization

Family Disorganization

The Decline of a Black Community

A Disorganizing Concept

Questions for Discussion

Selected References

Value Conflict.

Conflict Theorists and the Formulation of the Value Conflict Perspective

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